The responses to the concerns about Spoutible’s content policy are evenly split between “OBVIOUSLY romance authors aren’t in violation, quit being hysterical” and “We don’t want smut-peddlers here, get your own app!” The policy is so vague even its defenders can’t agree on what it means.
06:27 PM - Feb 20, 2023
Why who gets to decide what is or isn’t porn should be something that we openly discuss, particularly in the writing community:
07:17 AM - Feb 21, 2023
This is why I remain concerned. From trusted news source Judd Legum’s Popular Information: a book w LGBTQ characters is labeled “porn” in FL. “Who on Spoutible decides what is porn?” is a valid Q, because if it’s Ron DiSantis, or someone(s) Ron-adjacent, that a big problem.
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This book is considered pornography in Ron DeSantis' Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and the Florida Department of Education have imposed sweeping new restrictions on books in public schools, both in libraries and in classrooms. The new rules, which come with threats of felony prosecution, have created chaos, forcing some teachers to pack up their c..
07:51 AM - Feb 20, 2023
Oh yes, it's all a great conspiracy and not *checks notes* actual authors concerned about if their social media will get banned because of the work they do, or *checks notes* actual lawyers concerned about if we can't talk about sexual harassment.
07:52 AM - Feb 20, 2023
Whatever you think of adult content on this site directly, this is not good language, it’s not good policy, and it is extremely fixable. @cbouzy I am happy to help try to come up with a policy that provides clear guidance, meets general aims of external bodies, while preserving necessary discussion.
11:55 AM - Feb 19, 2023
Supposed liberals asking why the TOS language is an issue: MeToo isn't over, queer bodies and lifestyles are being attacked on the merits of parts parts daily, media that contains an iota of intimacy, including network TV shows, romance novels, and even YA books focusing on bodies, are bannable.
05:27 PM - Feb 19, 2023
Given what I’m seeing on here about romance and discussions of sex and queer content, maybe now’s a good time to remember that you CAN curate your experience by not following someone whose content you dislike?
04:47 PM - Feb 19, 2023
So… doesn’t this apply to links to TV series & movies, too? My film OUT OF BODY (a gay paranormal romcom) has a love scene filmed w lots of gauze/romantic lighting. My TV series (MarriageOfInconvenience, on Dekkoo 4/6/23!!) has a gritty bathroom hookup. Neither are unusual for movies/TV. ? @cbouzy ?
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilanJust to be clear: I’m pretty sure that posting links to romance novels that contain sex scenes violates this policy.09:17 AM - Feb 19, 2023![Adult Nudity & Sexual Content
Spoutible prohibits the posting or sharing of any sexually explicit content.
Examples of Adult Nudity & Sexual Content may include:
Sharing or posting sexually explicit images or videos, including nudity, sexual acts, and pornography.
Engaging in sexually suggestive or explicit language in posts, comments, or private messages.
Sharing or posting sexually suggestive or explicit content, including images, videos, and text, that are not sexually explicit but still violate the community guidelines.
Sharing or posting links to sexually explicit websites or content.
Posting sexually explicit comments or messages on public profiles or pages.
Engaging in non-consensual sharing or distribution of sexually explicit images or videos, also known as revenge porn.
Exceptions may be made for medical, health, educational or artistic content.
If you come across a post, account, or any other content that you believe violates this policy, please report it to us. Spoutible wi...]()
10:21 AM - Feb 19, 2023
And like, this: “Exceptions may be made for medical, health, educational or artistic content.”
Is not good language. The proper language starts with “nothing in this policy prevents discussion of ___” and the list has to be longer.
Is not good language. The proper language starts with “nothing in this policy prevents discussion of ___” and the list has to be longer.
11:52 AM - Feb 19, 2023
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03:07 PM - Feb 19, 2023
This spout was removed because the account associated with it was suspended.
01:40 PM - Feb 19, 2023
Just to be clear: I’m pretty sure that posting links to romance novels that contain sex scenes violates this policy.
09:17 AM - Feb 19, 2023
This spout was removed because the account associated with it was suspended.
03:24 PM - Feb 19, 2023
Literally a response to someone who reviews books in the New York Times. That’s where we are with this policy.
It would be nice to be able to post links to a New York Times book review of a romance novel.
It would be nice to be able to post links to a New York Times book review of a romance novel.
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Nana of the Shire @Sunshines_HeartI’m sorry you feel this is a place to discuss issues related to your “work” that some of us who prefer to keep our phones and devices family friendly find unsafe. I’m a first waver who voted against porn on this site. My grandchildren often play with my phone. Nothing personal to you or anyone.03:36 PM - Feb 19, 2023
03:59 PM - Feb 19, 2023
I just finished #Saturnalia by #StephanieFeldman . I went in expecting a horror novel, which it is: the horror of a near-future that springs DIRECTLY from everything that's wrong with our present. A great read, but anger-inducing in a good way.
#BookReview #horror #thriller #Mystery #Dystopia
#BookReview #horror #thriller #Mystery #Dystopia
10:47 PM - Feb 17, 2023
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Two weeks to THE SHADOW GALAXY! Preorder my book that Adrian Tchaikovsky calls “A sharply entertaining collection spanning all corners of the genre, filled with horrors and wonders and acutely human moments.”
#preorder #sff #ComingSoon #ScifiBooks #horrorbooks #FantasyBooks #scifi #horror #fantasy
#preorder #sff #ComingSoon #ScifiBooks #horrorbooks #FantasyBooks #scifi #horror #fantasy
05:04 AM - Feb 17, 2023
Black science fiction: we’re soaking in it.
In some ways, we’re living in the genre, and by we I mean all of us.
https://bookriot.com/sff-b...
In some ways, we’re living in the genre, and by we I mean all of us.
https://bookriot.com/sff-b...
04:43 PM - Feb 17, 2023
This seems like such a simple thing, and it's so much better.
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Clumsy Ninja @Suz_SpoutsPass this message along.10:14 AM - Feb 14, 2023
#Twitter works on an algorithm. The more likes, the more a tweet is promoted.
#Spoutible does NOT work on an algorithm. Liking a #spout lets the spouter know you liked the spout. In order for that spout to be seen by more people, #echo the spout.
03:46 PM - Feb 17, 2023
I had some big unruly thoughts about how this rising tide of AI is born out of our fetishization of THE IDEA, and how this also ties into puritanical thinking and fascism and -- well. Anyway. Give a read if you like.
https://terribleminds.com/...
https://terribleminds.com/...
10:01 AM - Feb 16, 2023
I am well into #Saturnalia by #StephanieFeldman and I am VERY into it. While the mystery at the heart of the main plot is meant to be creepy, it's the backdrop of a near-future in the throes of capitalism-induced collapse that's the real horror here.
02:37 AM - Feb 16, 2023
While it always depends on whether or not the writer can execute the character well, I do tend to agree that it's lovely seeing more "Cantankerous, sexually perverse, too-smart-for-her-historical-situation, possibly corrupt" women in stories.
06:00 PM - Feb 15, 2023
Today's must-read: Ted Chiang on ChatGPT, writing, and more. https://www.newyorker.com/...
10:26 AM - Feb 10, 2023
#FilipinoAuthors I briefly mentioned at the Writers' Rights Forum panel how I publish. Here's my process in more detail.
http://minavesguerra.com/n...
http://minavesguerra.com/n...
11:10 AM - Feb 10, 2023
Hey! I can post a photo! So I'm going to be a GREEDY HORRIBLE NO-GOOD SELF-PROMOTER and say hey look I have this book about apples and cults and folk horror and America, and it's called BLACK RIVER ORCHARD. Comes out September 26th, and if you feel like pre-ordering, that would make my SOUL QUIVER
08:36 AM - Feb 10, 2023
My #Review of #GrandmasterofDemonicCultivation (#MoDaoZuShi) Vol. 4 by #MoXiangTongXiu is now live, and boy, was this one an emotional doozy! So many things happened and a majority of them were tragic!
#BookReview #danmei #xianxia
#BookReview #danmei #xianxia
08:11 AM - Feb 10, 2023
I've just finished reading Vol. 4 of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation and I am DEVASTATED. My heart is in PIECES. Good thing the final volume's out in May because idk if I could stand waiting much longer than that to see how this all ends.
11:49 PM - Feb 08, 2023
This reminds me of the current travails we're experiencing right now when it comes to agriculture. It wasn't long ago, after all, that a local bride went viral for having an "onion bouquet" because the price of onions has gotten so ridiculously high they're considered luxury goods.
06:18 PM - Feb 07, 2023
Still reading Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Vol. 4 and after I am done with this I think I'm going to read a horror novel or something. Just: something a little less likely to make me want to scream over the repeated emotional damage.
11:46 PM - Feb 06, 2023
